"Yo, Ryo-sama is back!"

"My lord, how is it going?"

"My lord, how did the little guy say anything?"

……

In the back hall of the Hecao Yamen, the officials who had previously received the wind for Hongqing were all there, and they were gathering together, talking indiscriminately, when suddenly they saw Liangzhu with a gloomy face coming in from outside, and hurriedly got up, and rushed forward one after another, asking nonsense, not for anything else, just because the big guy's buttocks are not clean, and in the face of the menacing Hongqing, they can't help but be a little concerned about it - originally, a group of Taoists also expect to be able to pull the Shandong magistrates together to resist the pressure from Hongqing, But he didn't expect Hongqing to send all the Shandong officials away with just a few light words, so that all the pressure could not be borne by the big guys, and this was obviously not so easy to bear, and the officials had to be nervous.

"Sit down!"

Liangzhu was in a very bad mood, and he really had no intention of chatting with the subordinate officials, but the matter was big, but he was not the only one who could stand it down, so he had to suppress the impatience in his heart, walked through the crowd without saying a word, walked to the top, lifted the hem of the official robe, sat on the Taishi chair, looked around at the officials with different expressions, sighed slightly, and ordered in a gloomy tone.

"Lord Liang, the lower officials heard that the person came to pay off the debts by order, if I don't take precautions, then the consequences are a little unbearable, and I ask Lord Liang to come up with a charter for us, and the lower officials and others can follow it."

Seeing that Liangzhu's expression was not right, the officials couldn't help but look at each other, and they didn't know what to say for a while, and sat still sullenly, after a long time, a middle-aged Taoist stood up, and issued an initiative with a worried attitude, this person is Chen Minxin, a member of the Nanhe River, a slave under the Nine Masters, the Kaifeng line of the embankment, is one of its jurisdictions, and others may be able to delay following the flow, but he Chen Minxin can't be so, if the water is not muddy, the next time to liquidate the responsibility, He had to be unlucky, and he was the first to jump out at this time, which is the proper meaning of the question.

"Yes, Lord Liang, now this deficit is as much as 1.7 million taels, and it is not all owed by us, but by the accumulation over the years.

"Lord Liang, we are so dedicated to serving the court, but the court let such a small child liquidate us, it is really a little ignorant, we should resist it, otherwise, wouldn't it chill the heart of the big guy!"

"Lord Liang, you just have an idea, and I'll just follow it as one."

……

With the person who took the lead, all the officials followed suit, some pretending to be pitiful, some pretending to be tough guys, and even more so those who "argued according to reason", and the hall was full of chaos, and Liangzhu's head swelled several times.

Liangzhu can get mixed into such a high position now, naturally he is not an idle person, how can he not know the dirty thoughts of the officials below, he just wants him Liangzhu to come out and work hard with Hongqing, and he can't help but feel a little angry in his heart - the money that Liangzhu himself owes to the treasury is actually not much, that is, the ten thousand taels of silver owed when he operated the governor of the river, and the governor of the past year has now made enough money to repay it. The problem is that the 1.7 million taels of silver that the yamen always owes is far beyond Liangzhu's ability to pay, although about 1.5 million taels can be eliminated by apportioning it to each road, but the remaining 200,000 taels have to be dealt with by him Liangzhu himself, not for anything else, just because this is the debt left by Liangzhu's predecessor Rufu, according to the old practice, it should have been traced to Rufu's head, but the people of Rufu have died, and the family property has long been exhausted.

Originally, if Liangzhu had been in office at the beginning, he would have gone to a document with the household and the officials, and these debts would have been hung in the name of Rufu, but Liangzhu was in a hurry to take office and did not deal with the matter, until a few days ago, when he learned that Hongqing was coming, he asked about it, and when he heard that his predecessor owed as much as 200,000 yuan, his heart was already half cold.

"Humph!"

Liangzhu was really too noisy to stand it, so he slapped a few sons beside him heavily, and snorted coldly angrily, which immediately made all the officials who were making a fuss be honest, but he himself was angry, like an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth in the hall for a while, and then sat back in place in frustration, with a dead and calm face, and his brows were tightly locked into a huge "Chuan" character.

"Lord Liang, I heard that the capital is also making trouble to settle the debt, I can't wait to see the news first, just drag it first, I think there should be no big difficulties."

Seeing that the situation was about to stiffen, Chen Minxin was a little anxious, and no matter how ugly Liangzhu's face was, he stood up again, and his eyes rolled wildly with an idea to wait for change.

"Yes, let's drag it first, but it has spread in the capital, I'm afraid that this debt is not so good, I'll wait to resist it first, as time goes by, someone in Beijing will naturally let go."

"Good idea, just do it, just the big guys are united, and I'm not afraid that the little guy can make a big wave!"

"It's feasible, my master has already said it, this matter is all over the world, and officials of all sizes are involved in it, and you can't overturn the whole boat with one rod, then the court can't do anything, just drag it first, and it's not too late to look back at the wind and make a decision!"

……

The rivers and grain roads are all fat and can no longer be fat, and those who can mix with this kind of fat shortage are all hands and eyes, and there are all the people under the door of the elder brother in the seat, and the news is very well-informed from the capital, and with Chen Minxin's leading proposal, they are all happy to echo the previous one.

"Well, then let's do it first, it's okay to look back at the dishes and eat, you all go back first, prepare carefully, if anyone goes wrong at this time, don't blame the official for not being emotional!"

Liangzhu didn't want to pay off the debt, but at this time, seeing that all the officials under him were all in the same mind, he started to think about wrestling with Hongqing, and he had already made a decision, and his words were extremely cold, and his eyes were sharp like knives and swept towards one of the people in the seat, Marseille, a servant of the third master's door, which was full of undisguised warnings.

"Don't worry, Lord Liang, the lower officials know the severity."

Marseille, Zhenghongqi people, was originally the head of the Ministry of Rites, worshiped under the third master for many years, after the big case of Rufu last year, he was strongly recommended by the third master, and went to the Hecao Yamen, and took up the position of Cao Si Taoist, one of the fattest official positions in the Hecao Yamen, of course, the Daoli under his jurisdiction, is also a big deficit, and in the end, about 60,000 taels, he naturally has an attitude of opposition to the debt, at least on the surface, at this time, seeing Liangzhu looked at it with an unkind expression, he had to quickly make a clear statement.

"Well, it's all gone!"

For Marseille's guarantee, although Liangzhu had doubts in his heart, he didn't urge it again, after all, there was only one Marseille under the third master in the Hecao Yamen, even if Marseille couldn't be relied on, he really couldn't make a big wave, and it was enough to knock it, and Liangzhu didn't want to do anything to tear his face, so he said noncommittally and waved his hand to give the order to expel the guest.

"Wait for the resignation!"

Since Liangzhu had already said this, all the subordinate officials did not dare to say any more, and saluted in unison, and they dispersed in twos and threes......

At three o'clock, the sky was completely dark, but Hongqing, who had been traveling for several days, did not go to rest, holding a book in his hand, sitting in the study, in the dim light, he looked at it without a glance, and he had not turned the previous page for a long time, it was obvious that Hongqing's mind at this time was not in the book at all. Although his face was as usual, his slightly frowning brows revealed that Hongqing's mood at this time was not as calm as it appeared on the surface.

In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is difficult to ascend to the sky, even if it is prepared, Hongqing really does not dare to assert that things will go smoothly, but now that the arrow is on the string, it can only be taken step by step.

"Little Lord Qiqi, Master Ma is here."

Just when Hongqing was stunned, Liu San'er crossed his legs and jumped out from behind the screen, hurriedly grabbed the copywriter, bowed down, and whispered.

"Well, please."

The reason why Hongqing didn't go to rest, waiting for the arrival of Marseille, when he heard that he had arrived, his spirit couldn't help but perk, but he didn't bring it to his face, he just commanded indifferently.

"Wow!"

Since Hongqing had already ordered this, Liu San'er didn't dare to delay more, so he hurriedly answered, and hurriedly withdrew from the room, and after a while, Marseille, who was already wearing a green coat and hat, turned in from outside.

"The slave knocks on the little prince!"

As soon as he saw Hongqing sitting upright behind the copywriter, Marseille didn't dare to be rude, so he hurriedly walked a few steps, grabbed the front, and paid a big salute in a proper manner.

"Excuse me, come on, give a seat to Master Ma!"

Marseille is the slave of the third master, in the past, he walked in the palace of Chengjun County, Hongqing and he are also familiar, but it is just familiar, but there is not much intersection, of course, before coming to Jining, I also did a little understanding of this person in private, and I know that this person's hands and feet are not very clean, but Hongqing doesn't care very much, after all, the water is clear, there is no fish, Hongqing still understands, but it is not so demanding that his subordinates and others are righteous gentlemen, as long as it can be useful, for Hongqing, That's enough.

"Thank you for the grace of the little prince, it's good for the slave to stand."

Others may not know how powerful Hongqing is, but as a subordinate of the third master, Marseille knows Hongqing's ruthlessness very well, how dare he be rude in front of Hongqing, and when he heard Hongqing's offer, he hurriedly thanked him.

"Well, then, Liangzhu is planning to boycott Benbeizi?"

Marseille wanted to be polite, Hongqing didn't bother to force it, just nodded quietly, and opened his mouth casually, as soon as this remark came out, Marseille was stunned for a moment.